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Names can be fascinating things. What effect do they have on who we are? I’ve noticed quite a few times, a person’s name reflects what they do. So, for fun I’ve started making a list of real people I’ve come across, whose last name reflects their occupation

*Ms Redwood - Anti-logging activist
Mr Sellers - Sales manager
Mr Weel - Racing car driver
Mr Crooks - Lawyer
Mr Nerde - Works in the IT industry
Mr Bolt - World record sprinter
Mr Ball - Footballer
Mr Carr - Automotive designer
Ms Beachly - World champion surfer
Mr Lamb - Spokesperson for Meat and Livestock Commission
Ms Reiners - Equine student
Ms Pears - Scientist, author, expert on fruit and vegetable growing.
Ms Goto - Workflow, process and iterative design expert (For those who haven’t learnt computer programming, GOTO is a flow control command)
Mr Wiseman - Professor of psychology

Reader Trevor Hempel submitted these four, and says “Some time ago I knew these real people”:

Mr. Driver in charge of Driver Education
Mrs McLean - A school cleaner
Mrs. Brushnahan - Another school cleaner
Mrs. Grimes - Yet another school cleaner.

Mr Caterer - Publican/Hotelier
Ms Roots - Environmental Scientist
Mr Poe - Poet
Mr Crum - Invented potato crisps
Mr Moneymaker - Accountant (and very successful poker player)
Mr Bell - Inventor of the telephone
Ms Dewsnap - Photographer
Ms Splatt - Drag car racing champion
Mr Wordsworth - Writer
Mr Stock - Chairman of the Shareholder’s Association
Mr Page - Invented Google’s web page indexing

As I come across more, I’ll re-issue this post with the date of update.
The asterisk represents those added since last update.

Let us know any you’ve seen and I’ll add them to the list. No made up one’s though. And to help protect the privacy of the individual, no first names.

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